VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8421

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Primary references